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Rashmi Nagraj Seshadri
Nov 21, 2024
Organize Your Home Before The Holidays: A Guest-Ready Guide
The Holidays are just around the corner, and with them come joyous gatherings, family traditions, and the unavoidable overnight guests....
Keryn Shaffner
Nov 4, 2024
Sentimental Debt
I have been thinking a lot recently about people who pass on items to their younger family members. Whether it’s a child, niece, cousin,...
Elaine Faria
Oct 23, 2024
Protecting Your Clothing from Moths:
Effective Solutions and What You Need to Know As we change seasons, the last thing anyone wants is to discover that moths have been...
Keryn Shaffner
Sep 18, 2024
Misconceptions about Professional Organizing
There are many misconceptions about professional organizing.
Rashmi Nagraj Seshadri
Sep 4, 2024
Your Travel Capsule in a Carry-On
As easy as 5-4-3-2-1! Have you ever felt overwhelmed about packing for a trip? Have you had this need to be prepared for absolutely...
Keryn Shaffner
Aug 15, 2024
NTS
I was mystified when I saw this letter combination on a post-it note my son put out a couple of months ago. He’s 13, neurotypical, and...
Hillary Case
Jun 11, 2024
The Annual School Paper Purge
Having the designated space for kids’ papers helps keep the counters clear of school work and allows the entire family to know where to look
Elizabeth Valderrama
May 27, 2024
Favorite Organizing & Decluttering Podcasts - From an Organizer
Here are my go-to podcasts in the world of organizing and decluttering. They can act as a body double or motivational source when you are...
Elizabeth Valderrama
Jan 31, 2024
Is Selling My Stuff Really Worth It?
When deciding to donate or sell an item, it can be tricky to decide which path is right for us. Often, we value our items at their...
Hillary Case
Jan 30, 2024
Car Trunk Transformation
It's fair to say there are just some items we need to keep in our cars all the time; jumper cables, first aid kit, umbrellas, and change...
Tracy Scatterday
Jan 7, 2024
Catch-all Storage Spaces
We all have (at least) one catch-all, dump-all, store-all space in our home that tends to take the brunt of our overflow and exhaustion...
Tracy Scatterday
Dec 28, 2023
Janus- Looking Back, Looking Forward
Janus, the Roman god of transitions and dualities, and the namesake of the month of January, is typically shown with two faces: one...
Keryn Shaffner
Dec 12, 2023
“Clean Up Your Room!”
I honestly wonder whether people are born with the ability (or not) to clean up a space. I think I was born with an orderly philosophy in...
Hillary Case
Nov 30, 2023
There's Nothing Lazy About Susan!
Poor Susan gets a bad rap being called "lazy," when in reality, she's BRILLIANT! The functionality and usability of the spinning design...
Keryn Shaffner
Nov 1, 2023
To Keep or Not To Keep? That is the Question!
Growing up, I was a pack rat. I am not sure if that was a “born in me” trait, or if it developed over time as a result of moving...
Tracy Scatterday
Oct 2, 2023
The Quest for an Empty Car
Does your car feel like a second home to you? We eat and drink in our car; we store our summer chairs, blankets, sports equipment, and...
Gabriela Burgman
Sep 27, 2023
Powerful Motivators
My client: “I want to recycle a majority of these boxes in my basement.” Me: “What???!!!!” I was not overreacting to my client’s...
Gabriela Burgman
Aug 1, 2023
I Can’t Make Up My Mind!
I was recently helping a client remove the clutter from her living room when she got stumped by a glass cube photo of her very recent...
Keryn Shaffner
Jul 26, 2023
Save a Teacup
Moving often growing up, my grandparents’ house in Ohio was one of the few stable locations in my life. Over the years, their house...
Elizabeth Valderrama
Jun 11, 2023
Have I Made Any Progress? And How List Making Changed My Life
A friend asked me recently what I was going to do on a day off, and I told them, “Probably a bunch of tiny things that don’t add up to...
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